Care Quality CommissionProvider Advisory Group (PAG)

Terms of reference:

  1. Purpose

The purpose of the Provider Advisory Group (PAG) is to provide advice to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on issues affecting service providers.

  1. Role

The role of the PAG is to create a mechanism for engaging with and involving health and adult social care providers in CQC’s activities. In particular it will consider:

  • progress in taking forward the principles of better regulation;
  • discussion of proposals for development of regulatory approaches and methods;
  • progress in co-ordinating and streamlining regulatory and assessment activity by the range of regulatory and oversight bodies in health and social care;
  • evidenced concerns and opportunities identified by health and social care providers;
  • the impact and cost-effectiveness of regulation.
  1. Membership

The PAG members will be drawn from a range of health and adult social care providers, and will also include representatives of people who use services. It is anticipated that the full range of care provision is included, and:

  • will span a range of sectors to include PCT,NHS, Independent sector health care and social care providers;
  • some will be representative of people who use services

The group will be chaired by a CQC Commissioner and support will be provided by the secretariat.

  1. Meetings

The group will meet quarterly in public.

Papers will be sent prior to meetings and members will be encouraged to comment via correspondence between meetings as appropriate.

  1. Remuneration

There will not be any remuneration payable for membership of the Group, although out of pocket expenses will be covered.

Care Quality Commission – Provider Advisory Group

Standard Operating Procedures

  1. Membership is by nomination, and members are expected to represent the interests of the group represented.
  1. Membership will be for an initial period of 2 years, and will be subject to review. The effectiveness of the group will also be subject to periodic review.
  1. Quorum for meetings of the Group will be 50% of total membership.
  1. Papers and agendas will be published a week in adavnce of each meeting on the CQC PAG webpage.
  1. Meetings will be arranged to avoid the need for overnight stays. Travel is expected to be 2nd class in line with CQC policy.
  1. Minutes of the meeting will be cleared by the Chairman and shared with contributors to each listening session. Minutes of meetings will be published on the Internet

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